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IESE Darden
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Rohner Textil AG

This series of cases (see also the A [UVA-E-0107], B [UVA-E-0108], D [UVA-E-0110], and E [UVA-E-0147] cases) takes students through five design-and-manufacturing decisions confronting Albin Kalin, managing director of Rohner Textil AG, a textiles manufacturer in northeastern Switzerland.

  • Topics on: Climate Sustainability, Social Impact and Sustainability, Sustainable Food Systems
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Andrew Hoffman
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Turning the Tide: DuPont, Sustainable Seaweed and Pre-Competitive Collaboration

This case describes DuPont’s sustainable seaweed program, in partnership with the New England Aquarium, and discusses the changing market landscape for seaweed: an undervalued ingredient widely used in much of the world’s food supplies, fertilizers, industrial gums, pharmaceuticals, biofuels, plastic, and more.

  • Topics on: Circular Economy, Climate Sustainability, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Sustainable Food Systems
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Andrew Hoffman
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The Cultural Challenges of Meeting Climate Change Goals: Montreal Weighs an Emissions Ban on Iconic Wood-Fire Bagel Shops

In 2018, the city of Montreal debated a ban on the commercial use of wood-burning ovens used by the city’s famous and iconic bagel shops.

  • Topics on: Business Analytics, Climate Investing, Climate Sustainability, Climate Tech, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Sustainability Reporting and Measurement, Sustainable Food Systems
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Yale SOM
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Millennium Maize Mills

After Mozambique’s independence in 1975 from nearly five centuries of Portuguese rule, the country’s development continued to be hindered by large-scale emigration, drought, and a brutal 15-year-old civil war. Beyond the emotional and social scars that continued…

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HBS Cases
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The Bayer—Monsanto Merger: GMOs and ‘Science for a Better Life’

This case allows students to explore the economic, ethical and legal challenges faced by agri-business companies, after several decades of promoting and selling Genetically Modified (GM) crops. Starting in the 1980s, the widespread introduction of GM crops was…
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Monsanto: Helping Farmers Feed the World

Monsanto has led the effort to bring biotechnology to bear on food production. Through some management missteps and consumer resistance the company had difficulties in its early years. But since Hugh Grant became CEO the picture has brightened with widespread…
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Arcadia Biosciences: Seeds of Change

Arcadia Biosciences is an entrepreneurial California agricultural biotech company seeking to earn carbon credits by modifying commodity crops for use in China and India. Eric Rey, Arcadia’s CEO, faced a strategic inflection point in early September 2008…
  • Topics on: Climate Tech, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Renewable Energy, Statistics, Sustainable Food Systems
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Vegpro Group: Growing in Harmony

Vegpro, a horticulture company, is Kenya’s largest exporter of fresh vegetables and flowers to top supermarkets in the U.K. and Europe. In 2007, Vegpro’s business is threatened by growing consumer concern about the environmental impact of food production…
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Bunge: Poised for Growth

As CEO of the world’s largest oilseed processor, Alberto Weisser of Bunge must not only decide how quickly to expand in fast-growing markets of Eastern Europe and Asia, but also how best to leverage the firm’s global footprint and leadership position. The firm…
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ERB Institute
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Perdue Farms Inc.: Antibiotic Use in Hatcheries

With increasing attention from consumers surrounding food safety and public health, it comes at no surprise that Perdue Farms is considering eliminating antibiotic use in its poultry operations. Perdue is positioned to receive…

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ERB Institute
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Zingerman’s Delicatessen: Sustainable Packaging Initiatives at a Local Michigan Business

Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor, Michigan, began operations as a corner delicatessen selling sandwiches. It grew to become a community of ten businesses, establishing itself as a local favorite and a nationally known achiever…

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ERB Institute
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Whole Foods: A Luxury Grocer in Detroit?

The “Whole Foods: A Luxury Grocer in Detroit?” case describes the various considerations store manager, Larry Austin, must make when the co-CEO requests a report on whether targeting store locations outside of the normal company demographic is advisable.

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Haas CRB
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General Mills: Driving Food Systems Change through Regenerative Agriculture

In 2019, global food company General Mills committed to advancing regenerative agriculture on one million acres of farmland by 2030. It was a risky proposal because a supply chain for regeneratively-grown ingredients doesn’t exist and the company doesn’t own the acreage.

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Bunge: Food, Fuel, and World Markets

In 2007, Bunge, an agribusiness company, had over $26 billion in worldwide sales and was considered, along with Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), one of three very integrated worldwide agribusiness companies. Headquartered in White Plains, NY,…
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ERB Institute
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Whole Foods Market: A Luxury Grocer in Detroit?

Whole Foods has successfully rolled out a new store in a low-income neighborhood of Detroit and company leaders are looking to scale the model to Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood and beyond. Chicago would offer $11 million…

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